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| EL-XR6 |
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last night i put a new cam from Surecams into my el xr6 its a 0xy35 profile, started up fine and after a few minutes of the idle jumping it started to settle and seemed fine. went for a drive and after about 20mins the oil pressure dropped very low and the oil light came on. its also making a ticking noise that gets louder as the oil pressure drops.
anyone seen this before or got anyidea what might be causing it? |
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| Andrew J |
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First things first, is it a regrind, a new cam, or an old cam with extra added to the lobes. If its just a plain regrind, then itll need shims. If you havent put them in, and need them, then theyll have to go in. Otherwise, a ticking noise could be coming from a shagged lifter. But as to why you have low oil pressure? Not sure. What state where the cam bearings in?
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| EL-XR6 |
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was a brand new cam, the bearings were fine. and all the lefters were perfect before the new cam went in.
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| Waggin |
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Did you remove the timing chain tensioner when you installed the cam?
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| EL-XR6 |
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i didnt take it out, i just loosened it
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| Waggin |
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EL-XR6 wrote: i didnt take it out, i just loosened it
That may be the problem. You need to take them out and re-set them. They are a special spring loaded ratchet that need to be 're-built' if touched. Chances are the timing chain guide on the tensioner side is causing poor oil delivery.
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| EL-XR6 |
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ah ok then, cos on startup there is oil pressure and as the engine gets hotter it looses pressure
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| Waggin |
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EL-XR6 wrote: ah ok then, cos on startup there is oil pressure and as the engine gets hotter it looses pressure
Well, the tensioner will definantly need to be re-set, otherwise you'll be in for all sorts of issues. If it by chance fixes your oil pressure issue, then thats good too 
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| kodak |
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I would also check out your lifter seals, cost about $20 and easy to replace
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| Waggin |
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kodak wrote: I would also check out your lifter seals, cost about $20 and easy to replace
They wont be responsible for low oil pressure though..
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